IP Camera and NVR recommendation

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Applepie

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Mar 1, 2015
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Hello all,

I just came across this forum and registered while searching for NVR's and 1080P IP POE Cameras.

I am planning on installing IP cams for a colleague who had multiple break-ins in a closed-gated community.

There is no budget. Quality of IP cameras have to be very high. I looked at duhua, hikvision, q-see, swann ip cameras.

I want the system to be very low-maintenance and user-friendly since my colleague is not tech savvy and I don't want to constantly have to fix issues.

I am planning on installing 8 IP cameras outside around the perimeter of the home with cat6 cable terminating in basement. I would like to use quality material so there's less possibility of things breaking down. Since my colleague is not very tech savy, I wanted to go with an 8 channel @ 240 fps max 1080P NVR (30 frames/sec per channel) with a good TV GUI as opposed to a NAS hdd bay server.

The NVR should be able to communicate with web browser and Smart Phone app. I know the rules of port forwarding and DMZ hosting so no need to explain that. I just need a system that is high quality, which is very hard to find these days.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
 
What about,

8x
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Whol...32-I-POE-3MP-dome-camera-mini/1456148771.html
That camera features extremely powerful IR, which makes it easier to see people in night.

8x
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/hikv...or-ip-camera-ds-2cd2332-I-and/1946952095.html
Mount for the camera.

1x
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hikv...ace-2-SATA-HDD-4TB-each-Up-to/2041537554.html
That NVR supports maximum 50mbps total, that'll be 50/8= 6,25 = so that means, you could run each camera in 6 Mbps mode. After you do port configuration, you can use IPCamView app on iOS to watch the cameras. But, please note that you need to have powerful upload speed so that you can watch the cameras outside Local LAN. For example, for 1mbps you have to set the quality to very low. Otherwise, it won't work.

Also you will need some SATA disks what you can buy from your local reseller. And the cat6 cable too.
 
What is your budget? I know you say no budget but there always is...otherwise you can outfit home with 8 $1500 bosch cameras that are amazing...
 
That's a pretty safe choice that would work well.
I bought a 7816N-E2/8p from the same store and have been very happy with it. Added 4TB and 3TB WD Purple discs.
With 7 cameras and also pass-through feeding 3 of them to Surveillance Station on a QNAP NAS the dual-core 2GHz CPU runs at around 90% idle, so plenty of computing capacity.
The Hikvision cameras are creating about 8-9Mbps traffic each, at 1080p 25fps, so I'd wonder if a 7808 with its 50Mbps rating might be a bit light if you wanted to operate the cameras at a high quality setting.
 
Thank you all for the info.
olli - the Turret cameras look very impressive. I was actually looking at those earlier. LED's are on the side to prevent any led glare/reflection like a typical dome camera might have at night.

That NVR looks great. It's got its own built-in 8 port poe switch which is a win win.

fenderman - no budget, it is for a colleague so quality all the way. link to bosch poe cameras? first time I'm hearing of that brand.

alastairstevenson - you actually made me think about an overheating situation with nvr. I am definitely going to adhoc the Hikvision NVR and run a WD red in a cooling hdd enclosure with a long Esata-to-Sata cable. My friend does not want to deal with a NAS bc he's not tech savy at all. TV GUI would be perfect for him.

Thanks for all the advice!
 
I'd be surprised if you have any cooling issues with the NVR.
The base unit without discs or cameras plugged in consumes about 10w, and that's spread over a 1U rack-mount style case.
Add 4-6w per camera with IR via the PSU, so maybe another 5w internal to the case.
A couple of discs (you need to decide on how much history to keep) at 3-5w each still doesn't add up to much.

By the way - although they would probably work OK - and I haven't checked if they are on the Hikvision compatibility list - WD Reds are more aimed at a NAS / RAID environment than a surveillance application. That's where they pitch their Purple range.
 
alastairstevenson - Thanks for the heads up about the WD Purple Drives. I still like my hard drives to be in an aluminum enclosure with an 80mm fan.

fenderman - that camera is very impressive. Could Bosch brand be considered the Porsche of security cams?
 
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